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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 07/05/2026

These fuckers really testing my patience for each move they do. I managed to "fix" this on my Mac via the chrome://flags section. But I still need to monitor. /sighs (Unfortunately the day job requires me to use the blasted browser, so I only use it for that) www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Screenshot of Chrome's ://flags page where we disable the optimizations on device

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 17/12/2025

Steam Replay is here and I played one (1) game! Better than last year's! Woohoo! "You picked up this game for the first time and were immediately hooked" Yep.

Screencap of my Steam Replay. Where it says "You focused entirely on one game this year" and says it's "Murders on the Yangtze River" and that "You picked up this game for the first time and were immediately hooked"

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 22/11/2025

Hi lanna! I can't seem to replicate this on my end on any of my browsers. But this may be bugging out on your end because of the auto light/dark mod plugin. If you look at the bottom right of the screen, kindly toggle between the Light and Dark mode and see if that fixes it for you. Let us know!

An interface button that toggles between Light and Dark

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 05/06/2025

Quoting with alt text.

A text graphic, with the headline:
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Ivalice Chronicles
The following text is as follows:
Nearly 3o years ago, the collapse of Japan's bubble economy engulfed the nation's financial institutions in mountains of bad debt, triggering a wave of corporate bankruptcies, a sudden and extreme rise in unemployment rates, and stagnation of Japanese society as a whole. It was an era when many were robbed of hope, when dreams were measured by
their price tag.
Against this historical backdrop, 1 crafted a story. It was the story of Ramza, a young man who fought tirelessly against the entrenched social class system.
It was the story of Delita, who sought to take advantage of this confusion and despair to advance his own social position. It was a story of a peculiar destiny, in which friendship and betrayal intertwine.
And now, in 2025-a time when inequality and division are still deeply rooted in our society— 1 offer this story once again.
The will to resist is in your hands.

Signed by:
Yasumi Matsuno — Original Script, Scenario Writer and Editor

With a copyright by Square Enix at the bottom

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 11/05/2025

The Sakura Strawberry one tasted more strawberry than sakura, and a bit too sweet for me, but does remind me of that sakura cake we got eight (OMG EIGHT?) years ago in Saitama. The rest are just right on the sweetness, and our fave is the Tokyo Chocolate Cheesecake one.

A promotional graphic by Brownies Unlimited featuring their "Spring" offerings of Brownies Gone Kawaii. Four flavors, clockwise from top: Chocolate Mochi Brownie, Hokkaido Style Cheesecake Brownie, Sakura Strawberry Creme Brownie, Tokyo Chocolate Cheesecake Brownie. It also shows the price for: Box of 4 for P150, Box of 8 for 265, Box of 12 for P375.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 04/05/2025

Current location in fallenlondon.com

Screenshot of a map in the browser game Fallen London, where map indicates the following locations: SPITE, The Crowds of Spite, Area-Diving in Spite, Doubt Street

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 04/05/2025

For no coherent reason, I just started writing tonight. And I also wanted to find out how much I can write with this pen and not hurt. The answer is 565 words.

A close-up photo of a capped pen resting on a notebook with handwriting, the written number 565 being the most readable word.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 15/04/2025

Are effing kidding me? At 4:38AM?!?

Weather forecast at 28C, RealFeel of 33C. And already at 82% Humidity.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 14/04/2025

Are you kidding me? 95% humidity at 6:56AM???

Current weather of 25C, RealFeel of 29. Highlighting the Humidity/Indoor Humidity of 95%

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 13/04/2025

Thank you! Though I also just realized Muji doesn't list any stenography pad on their website! So what I got is really a "Muji-styled" Steno notebook. It comes in blanks, lined, dotted or grid. It really works for me. So maybe you can start your search terms with that?

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 12/04/2025

I'm using a Pilot Kakuno (M), since I don't like thin lines. And just using their cartridges. I don't know if you can get them where you are, but I found the dupes for Muji Stenos a tad thicker? But not sure, it's been a long while. No feathering or bleeding.

Written hastily in cursive: "This is how my Pilot Kakuno M writes on a Muji Steno dupe.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 06/04/2025

Before 5am today, the water from the faucet is already hot.

Screenshot of weather forecast for Monday, 7 April at 5:14am.
26C with a RealFeel of 30C. Mostly cloudy. Wind gusts, 14km/h. Pressure, 1012mb, Humidity and Indoor Humidity, 88%. Cloud cover 83%. Visibility, 11km. Dew point 24C. Cloud Ceiling, 9100m.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 03/04/2025

It's definitely cooler today. But that humidity is rough. It's those days I'm thankful the placement of my office windows are a through and through.

Weather forecast for Friday, 4 April. 24C, RealFeel of 27C. Max UV Index of 0, Dew Point of 23C, Wind at E 8 km/h, Pressure at 1012 mb, Wind gusts at 19km/h, Cloud cover of 16%, Humidity 96%, Visibility 11km, Cloud Ceiling 9100m.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 03/04/2025

So um. In just a month, this #RomanceClass GIF ballooned to 900 shares. 2025 is 2025-ing, huh?

screenshot of email from Tenor congratulating me for the latest share count of our animated migraine GIF from Hello, Ever After. 900 shares.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 02/04/2025

Welp. EXTREMELY humid, huh?

Current weather forecast for 3 April, Thursday at 5:24AM.
26C with RealFeel of 30C. Wind gusts of 16km/h, pressure at 1012mb, humidity and indoor humidity at 86%, cloud cover 70%, visibility at 10km, dew point of 23C, Cloud ceiling of 9100m

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 01/04/2025

Not any better today. But at least it's a bit cloudy?

A screenshot of today's Current weather forecast: 27C, realFeel of 31.
With Max UV Index of 1 Low, Dew point of 23C, Wind at E 7km/h, Pressure at 1011 mb, Wind Gusts of 18km/h, Cloud Cover of 99%, Humidity and Indoor Humidity at 80%, Visibility of 10km and Cloud Ceiling of 9100m.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 31/03/2025

Oh hey! That worked! This is what I did on my end. "Checked allow" instead of "Use default" for extract canvas data

Screenshot of Page info window on LibreWolf, with permissions for the bluesky website.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 30/03/2025

It's only a few minutes past 5am, and already we're at 83% humidity (and feels like 30C) 🫠

A screenshot of a weather forecast for Monday, 31 March (for an undisclosed location)
26C, RealFeel 30C, Cloudy, Wind Gusts of 19km/h, Pressure 1011mb, Humidity (and Indoor Humidity) 83%, Visibility 10km, Dew Point 23C, Cloud Ceiling 5900m

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 20/03/2025

Even I wasn't even safe. (The three other results are peer-reviewed papers that have nothing to do with me, but considering my story's narrative mechanism...)

A search result from the pirated dataset of books that returned a result of Finding X by Miles Tan

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 04/03/2025

Day 1 of going back to pain relievers to assist in pain management. On the pain scale: 4, moderate. This past Sunday, I was between 5 and 6.

Graphic depiction of pain scale:

0-10 SCALE OF PAIN SEVERITY

10
Unable to Move
I am in bed and can't move due to my pain.
I need someone to take me to the emergency room to get help for my pain.

9
Severe
My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely talk or move because of the pain.

8
Intense
My pain is so severe that it is hard to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7
Unmanageable
0 am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6
Distressing
I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5
Distracting
I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4
Moderate
I am constantly aware of my pain but I can continue most activities.

3
Uncomfortable
My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2
Mild
I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1
Minimal
My pain is hardly noticeable.

0
No Pain
I have no pain.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 01/03/2025

Been craving for Japanese curry, so cooked it for dinner. Served with a side of my version of watermelon salad because I needed leafy greens.

A plate of red rice, sliced deep fried breaded chicken cutlet, and Japanese curry with potatoes and carrots

Watermelon on a bed of cucumber and lettuce topped with feta

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 28/02/2025

Asana. What were you thinking?!?

Screenshot of a phone screen of a group of apps under Productivity. And Asana no longer easily discernable with a sketchy look and no solid colour and gets lost in the mix in a grid with seven other app icons

Original Asana logomark with three bright red orange circles arranged in a pyramid

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 28/02/2025

Posting for posterity, because they're now all in my tummy.

A top view shot of a big breakfast consisting of (clockwise from top) ham and cheese omelette, burger steak, 3 pieces of lumpia, small cups of condiments (burger steak sauce and sweet chili for lumpia) and a wrapped cup of rice

Top view shot of a single hotcake slathered in butter and syrup, with small slices of ham on the side (actually top left side)

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 18/02/2025

It came with my White Elephant gift from a work Christmas party! The whole gift box and everything! (I think I was the winner that day hahaha)

An open gift box with an array of Katinko products. From top left to bottom left, clockwise: A small Katinko oil liniment roll on, Katinko Ointment, Katinko Soft White Ointment Balm, Katinko Stick, a larger Katinko Oil Liniment bottle, Katinko inhaler with a handheld lanyard, and Katinko Sports Spray can

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 18/02/2025

I really like this. But wish the spray came in a more accessible spray option. More squeeze trigger than aerosol press. #ChronicPainChronicles

A small aerosol can of Katinko sports spray counterirritant meant for muscle pain or sorrness relief

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 07/02/2025

So, my Pilot Kakuno arrived today. 🖋️

Photo of my handwriting on an open notebook page, with a green capped fountain pen. The note says:

Got my Pilot Kakuno today, and it writes really well!

So smooth. Using the free black cartridge that came with my order. It also doesn’t hurt my hand—as long as I don’t try to make my writing legible for other people not me (like right now.)

Took a while for the cartridge ink to flow thru. So I had to squeeze it. Which defeats the purpose of getting this pen to manage my CTS better… Next time, I’m letting gravity do the work.

I’ll check out the converter once I finish up this cartridge.

Close up of a hand holding up a capped Pilot Kakuno pen in translucent green.

Photograph of a flat lay of various products: box of blue black ink, two stacked boxes of fountain pen ink cartridge, a sealed box of the Pilot Kakuno pen in green, a sealed cartridge converter, and a free black ink cartridge

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 31/01/2025

We had to use the lens translator on the phone to adjusf the settings to English (it's like playing old unlocalized games again!) and no regrets 👀

Screencap of the costume screen for the main character. Highlighted here is him in a suit, scarf and hat. Most importantly he has glasses on.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 16/01/2025

What the heck are you calling me for?!

Phone Screencap of a missed robo call from Lithunia t 10:38 PM

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 15/01/2025

LRP: Yup check your macOS devices, too =_=

Screencap of macOS System Settings, in the Siri & Spotlight, with the Learn from this application toggled on by default

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 03/01/2025

K. Cool. Though this has already been my state for the past two years.

A screenshot from Bluesky of Merriam Websters post saying: "Take a screenshot if this GUF, and whichever ew word you land on is your word for 2025.

May the odds be ever in your favor."

The screenshot got 'somnolent'

Screenshot from searching the definition and the result says:
The meaning of SOMNOLENCE is the quality or state kf being drowsy : sleepiness.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 21/12/2024

It just felt appropriate. LOL I'm going to take this as a challenge.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 20/12/2024

I was going to check out my Steam Replay this year, but it just called me out how I do not have a life.

Screenshot saying: "Sorry, this account does not have any playtime this year."

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 10/12/2024

LRP Made this guy into a phone sticker LOL

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 07/12/2024

Had to do EAD duties today, so sought comfort from the old haunts. Happy they're still there. This is actually a really large serving portion.

A bowl of hot kara age soba, with a cut carrot and leek in soup.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 22/11/2024

It just got up to one ring. I still don't get this scam.

Screencap of a smartphone's Recent Missed Calls screen. With a missed call from a Lithuanian number.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 17/11/2024

In light of a, uh, recent local release, I'd recommend reading this instead: @kaithcimafranca.bsky.social 's TAKE TWO (It'll be much more satisfying) #RomanceClass #Romancelandia

Cover of Kaith Cimafranca's TAKE TWO. A man and a woman in winter clothes in almost kiss on top of a bridgeway under falling snow; author and title overlaid.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 16/11/2024

That canceled tv show you’ll never stop thinking about FOREVER AND ALWAYS

GIF from Selfie (2014). Red head woman facing too close with an asian man leaning against a bookshelf, visibly gulping.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 22/10/2024

I'm so glad I got this stamp. I can use it til 2027!

A spiral notebook stamped with Oct 22 2024 on an otherwise blank page

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 21/10/2024

I am just pasting here!!! (Already at 20 mins here)

A different loading bar on the lower edge of Excel's screen, not explicitly showing how far along still. But it seems to be 30% of the way.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 17/10/2024

Excel, please, let me work. I just want to finish this task already.

A progress bar slowly crawling to the end fo finish loading.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 11/10/2024

Today's early dinner. This is really filling for a meal over P500. And the components are actually authentic! (Generous kombu in my soup and my sister's takoyaki! Gari!)

A tray of a meal for two. Five-piece karaage rice bowl with onsen tamago, a gyudon rice bowl with onsen tamago, a bowl of konbu still waiting for the soup, two pieces of takoyaki, 2 glasses of homebrewed iced tea.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 16/09/2024

And for the reason of actually going down to the kombini: Honey Butter Almond ice cream. Saw a post from somebody in 🧵, and we had to try. It's actually not bad? The honey butter isn't overpowering. The white malt covering was tasty. It's definitely a nice treat. Maybe a tad rich for me.

A pack of an ice cream stick labelled Honey Butter Almond.

The honey butter almond ice cream covered in hardened white malt and roasted almonds, out of the pack.

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Miles @milestanbooks.com · 16/09/2024

My sister ate the kimchi jjigae, and I got the beef bowl. I was expecting for the meat to be thinner or even pulled. But it was still tender enough to eat! It tasted more like a sweet and sour pork dish though, if not for the cheese.

Unwrapped Korean beef bowl, not quite looking like the picture in terms of proportions.

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